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Concerns around power cuts worsening
The ongoing blackouts will get worse unless there’s a credible intervention. That’s the view of energy analyst Ruse Moleshe. Eskom…
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Eskom escalates load shedding to Stage 3
Eskom has announced a return to Stage 3 rolling blackouts. This will be implemented from 4 pm on Wednesday until…
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Eskom announces load-shedding changes for the week ahead
Eskom has announced that load shedding will be suspended at midnight on Sunday. The rolling power blackouts will then resume…
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Load shedding reduced to stage 2
Eskom says it’s going to maintain stage 2 blackouts until further notice. There will be no stage 3 blackouts during…
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Eskom warns of possible festive season blackouts
Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer had further bad news for South Africans on Tuesday, warning of blackouts throughout the festive season.…
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Load shedding to continue this week
South Africans enjoyed a slight reprieve from blackouts but from Monday the country will be back in the dark. Eskom…
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Eskom suspends load shedding for Sunday
Eskom has suspended blackouts for Sunday. The embattled power utility has been implementing various stages of rolling blackouts for the…
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Eskom extends load shedding
Beleaguered power utility Eskom has extended rolling blackouts until Monday. Stage 1 power cuts will be implemented during the day…
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Stage 1 and 2 load shedding on the cards for the week
Rolling blackouts won’t be avoided this week. Eskom says a delay in the return of generating units at three different…
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Eskom announces stage 2 blackouts from Monday
Eskom will implement stage 2 blackouts from 5 AM from Monday. Staying on blackouts, new research from the Council for…
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Stage 4 load shedding under way
Stage four blackouts are underway until Tuesday morning Thereafter stage three will kick in until Tuesday afternoon. Stage 4 will…
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SAMA: Eskom load shedding could claim lives
Eskom’s rolling blackouts could claim lives. The South African Medical Association (SAMA) says vulnerable patients in hospitals are at risk.…
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WC governmentt working on contingency plans ease the effects of load shedding
The Western Cape government has held urgent talks to ensure contingency plans are in place to ease the effects of…
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Power cuts cause massive backlog at Beitbridge border post
Eskom’s rolling blackouts not only plunged South Africans into darkness but also disrupted services at the busy Beitbridge border post…
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Energy expert: More IPPs coming online could lead to a death spiral for Eskom
Officially, we’ve had 100 days of load shedding this year. We’re on Day 257, so that translates into South Africa…
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Eskom suspends Stage 2 load shedding
Eskom has suspended stage two blackouts. The power utility says generation capacity has improved through a low demand for power…
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Stage 2 and 4 load shedding on the cards for Thursday
Eskom will implement Stage 2 power cuts from 5 am Thursday morning to 4 pm. It will then increase to…
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Eskom implements Stage 4 load shedding
Eskom will implement Stage 4 power cuts between 4 pm and midnight. Stage 3 will continue on Friday from 5…
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Eskom pins hopes on return of Koeberg unit to ease power cuts
Eskom says it hopes the return of unit 2 at Koeberg will alleviate pressure from the national grid. The power…
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Eskom provides update on blackouts
Eskom gives an update on the state of the power grid. Rolling blackouts are continuing this week. Eskom has implemented…
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